Benefits of Landscape Policy in Alameda County

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1 Livermore, CA Benefits of Landscape Policy in Alameda County Teresa Eade, Senior Program Manager, StopWaste Water Policy Forum for Local Governments September 15, 2015,

2 Based on Bay-Friendly Policy and programs are based on the Bay-Friendly Landscape Scorecard & Tools Bay-Friendly Rated Landscape program is administered by the Bay- Friendly Landscaping & Gardening Coalition & available Bay Area wide. Emeryville Greenway

3 Many Resources & Tools Bay-Friendly Rated Landscapes Resources Bay-Friendly Rating Manual for Civic, Commercial and Multifamily Landscapes Bay-Friendly Rated Scorecard for Civic, Commercial and Multifamily Landscapes Bay-Friendly Rated Landscape Program Policies and Procedures Handbook Bay-Friendly Rated Landscape FAQs for Project Teams and Property Owners Bay-Friendly Rated Landscape Project Application Bay-Friendly Rated Landscape Educational Signage Model Bay-Friendly Rated Landscape Case Studies General Bay-Friendly Landscape Resources Bay-Friendly Landscape Guidelines: Sustainable Practices for the Landscape Professional (also available in Spanish) Bay-Friendly Gardening Guide: From Your Backyard to the Bay Hiring a Bay-Friendly Qualified Professional to Design or Manage Your Landscape Bay-Friendly Basics Checklist A Bay-Friendly Guide to Mulch (also in Spanish) and A Case Study: Mulch A Bay-Friendly Landscaping Guide to Grasscycling (also in Spanish) and A Case Study: Grasscycling A Bay-Friendly Landscaping Guide to Recycled Content and Salvaged Materials Bay-Friendly Plant Lists: Natural Hedges, Lawn Alternatives and Groundcovers, Vegetated Swale Bay-Friendly Site Analysis Bay-Friendly Soil Management Plan Bay-Friendly Plant Legend Template and Example of Filled-In Plant Template Compost and Mulch Sources and Product Information Builders Guide to Reuse and Recycling (Alameda County) Recycled Content Park & Recreation Products in Alameda County Bay-Friendly Model Specifications and Model RPF Language Bay-Friendly Rated Landscape Specification Bay-Friendly Construction Waste Management and Disposal Bay-Friendly Debris Recovery Plan Bay-Friendly Planting Specification Bay-Friendly Maintenance Manual. RFP Language for Hiring a Landscape Designer RFP Language for Hiring a Bay-Friendly Rater

4 Landscape Policies & Practices in Alameda County All 17 Member Agencies require new civic landscape projects meet the BF Landscape Scorecard. 11 cities require Bay-Friendly Basics for permitted landscapes Plant debris is banned from landfills StopWaste provides Member Agencies a Bay-Friendly version of the WELO Ordinance & now.

5 Policies By Member Agency Member Agency Alameda, County Civic Landscapes Meet Bay-Friendly Scorecard Threshold for Covered Projects $100,000 Construction Costs Alameda, City $100,000 Construction Costs BF Basics Albany 5,000 square feet BF Basics Berkeley 10,000 square feet BF Basics Castro Valley SD $100,000 Construction Costs N/A Dublin $100,000 Construction Costs Emeryville $100,000 Construction Costs BF Basics Fremont 10,000 square feet BF Basics Hayward $100,000 Construction Costs BF Basics Newark $100,000 Construction Costs Oakland $100,000 Construction Costs & 10,000 sq ft BF Basics Oro Loma SD $100,000 Construction Cost N/A Piedmont $100,000 Construction Costs Pleasanton $100,000 Construction Costs BF Basics San Leandro $100,000 Construction Costs BF Basics Union City 5,000 square feet BF Basics Total Permitted Landscapes in Private Sector Meet Bay-Friendly Basics

6 Bay-Friendly Rated Landscapes Big impacts. Big savings. Verified results. 50% water savings 30 70% maintenance labor savings 70 80% reduced runoff 53 tons/acre greenhouse gas reduction

7 Bay-Friendly Basics Compost: 1 in. or 3.5% organic matter Mulch: 3 in. Divert 50% C&D waste Choose & locate plants to reach natural size No invasive plants 75% of plants require occasional, low or no water 25% turf maximum Weather-based controller No spray heads in areas less than 8 ft widein areas less than 8 ft. wide

8 Implementation Policies are supported by: Education: staff, landscape professionals & public technical assistance grants to member agencies

9 Bay-Friendly Rated Landscapes 58 Rated Landscapes in Alameda County Covering 250 Acres 22 more projects are pending Any new landscape can be BF Rated New BF Scorecard coming soon Pleasanton Fire Station

10 Bay-Friendly Rated Landscapes Metrics Altogether, just these 58 properties are estimated to: Save more than 31 million gallons of water annually Reduced greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 3,600 tons CO2e. Covered 27 acres with sheet mulch Purchased 7,600 tons of compost Purchased 4,000 tons of recycled mulch purchased Reduce greenwaste by 540 tons annually Recycled 200,000 tons of C & D waste

11 Bay-Friendly Training More than 275 public agency staff in Alameda County have earned the Bay-Friendly Qualified Professional 100% of Oakland s full-time landscape maintenance employees There are over 1,450 Bay- Friendly Qualified Professionals, representing about 4% of Bay Area s landscape industry workers.

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